Attorney William H. Mayer

Attorney Message

My practice focuses on the representation of parties in divorce including the trial of cases involving asset division, alimony, child support, custody and removal matters. I also handle matters involving same sex marriages, paternity cases and issues arising out of cohabitation and appeals.

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Legal Questions & Answers

All liabilities, including loans, will be either be divided or assigned to one party. The court considers a number of factors including the nature of the loan (i.e. whether it was a joint loan, or a loan used for joint or individual expenses). You will not necessarily be responsible for half of the loan.

An action to anul a marriage can be brought in the probate court if the validity of a marriage is doubted. The statutory grounds include incest and bigamy, and do not include mistake, although you could obtain an annulment for fraud, impotency, duress or for other reasons. If the marriage is valid, then the remedy is to obtain a divorce.